School me on Indian "sweets"

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I've just discovered Indian sweet shops, but I'm overwhelmed by the choices. So many names, colors, shapes. One woman told us that a lot of them actually taste the same, but that certain ones are tastier. What should I try?

― Hurting (Hurting), Saturday, 9 April 2005 20:30 (twenty years ago)

Search: Mysore paagu, nay appam, coconut barfi in doses (These are all Southern ones so I don't know if they're available where you're shopping)

Destroy: jilaybee

― the fucker that will burn you (sundar), Saturday, 9 April 2005 20:38 (twenty years ago)

what are the little doughnut holes soaked in honey and butter called? those are addictive.

― jody the country girl doll (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 9 April 2005 20:39 (twenty years ago)

Ladhus are OK, I guess. Eat a few to make your Mom happy. About a half-cup of payasam is all right, better if there's cardamom in it.

Jelly-like apple halva is a total non-favourite but the crumbly carrot stuff isn't bad in doses.

Chakka vazhati (jackfruit jam) is the roX0r.

xpost Gulab jamun. Can't hack too much of that myself. The related rasaghula (donut holes soaked in sweet milky cream) is a little better but I can only eat one or two.

Mind you, I have much less of a sweet tooth than most people and am not a big grease fan either.

― the fucker that will burn you (sundar), Saturday, 9 April 2005 20:43 (twenty years ago)

(But I eat like 4 nay appams a day.)

OK, to be fair, I loved gulab jamun when I was a kid. I guess it can be pretty incredible if made well but maybe I've just had too many difficult experiences.

― the fucker that will burn you (sundar), Saturday, 9 April 2005 20:47 (twenty years ago)

I can never remember all of the names, but there's a shop just up the street from us, and I like the pistachio, coconut, carrot and mango ones. They also have these really rich cashew fudge pieces that are fantastically good.

I can't eat too many of them without getting sick, because they're so dairy-heavy, but I always eat the whole box in a couple hours anyhow.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Saturday, 9 April 2005 20:47 (twenty years ago)

oh man

http://www.ihotelspace.com/Files/Images/%7BA3B4D755-5E6D-11D5-A6AE-00D0B722035C%7D/%7B780880B6-7A90-11D5-A6CB-00D0B722035C%7D/GulabJamunL.gif

― jody the country girl doll (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 9 April 2005 21:13 (twenty years ago)

another sweet Indian: Angela Devi

― kingfish maximum overdrunk (Kingfish), Saturday, 9 April 2005 21:15 (twenty years ago)

those things rock, especially when cold and made with cardamom.

― AaronK (AaronK), Saturday, 9 April 2005 21:17 (twenty years ago)

Actually that's putting me in the mood for kofta balls.

― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Saturday, 9 April 2005 21:20 (twenty years ago)

(Hmmmm. Dinner is still an open-ended question tonight, except that I know I'm not cooking. I haven't had Indian vegetarian or Indian anything for a while.)

― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Saturday, 9 April 2005 21:21 (twenty years ago)

I had some tri-color Barfi, which was good. Also some pistachio things that were tasty. I didn't like the other stuff I tried as much.

― Hurting (Hurting), Saturday, 9 April 2005 21:26 (twenty years ago)

barfi is good depending on the flavor - i once had a pink slab that made me sick for days, but the others were great.

― Dave M. (rotten03), Saturday, 9 April 2005 23:00 (twenty years ago)

is barfi the stuff made into play-do like pucks? possibly made of condensed milk and stuff? lovely when bright green with a bit of pistachio on top.

― Vicky (Vicky), Sunday, 10 April 2005 02:06 (twenty years ago)

It's all good but particular favorites a jalabi, gulab jamun, pistachio halwa, carrot halwa, barfi in its many forms and the crumbly peanut things that I don't know the names of.

― Ed (dali), Sunday, 10 April 2005 05:25 (twenty years ago)

I love mango kulfi.

― Melissa W (Melissa W), Sunday, 10 April 2005 08:11 (twenty years ago)

kaju katli RULES. 'nuff said.

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Sunday, 10 April 2005 09:36 (twenty years ago)

all about Gulab Jamun, awsome heated up with a little vanilla ice cream

― lukey (Lukey G), Monday, 11 April 2005 09:26 (twenty years ago)

Barfi is the best substance on earth. Pistachio, Almond, Carrot, etc. - I've never had a bad one!

Why no love for Jellabi? You are wrong. It is lovely.

― Adherents of the Repeated Kate (kate), Monday, 11 April 2005 09:30 (twenty years ago)

gulab jamun is way too sickly-sweet for my taste. barfi, while almost too rich, might be my favourite. or else jellabi.. mmm. i haven't had any for ages.

― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 11 April 2005 09:34 (twenty years ago)

I really should make the effort to walk the half mile over to Tooting more often. Surely the walk would burn off the calories of the sweets!

― Adherents of the Repeated Kate (kate), Monday, 11 April 2005 09:37 (twenty years ago)

I plan to spend a Sunday afternoon reducing milk, sugar and cardamoms into sweeties sometime soon, since we got a nice Indian recipe book for Christmas. Mmmmmm.

What are the ones that are kind of orange doughy strands boiled in sugar syrup called? Man they're tasty, but all the sugar makes me manic.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Monday, 11 April 2005 10:20 (twenty years ago)

Paddington-Southall canal walk finishing with kulfi, barfi and jalabi

― Ed (dali), Monday, 11 April 2005 10:23 (twenty years ago)

that's jellabi.

xpost

― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 11 April 2005 10:24 (twenty years ago)

ngton-Southall canal walk finishing with kulfi, barfi and jalabi

::drools::

― Adherents of the Repeated Kate (kate), Monday, 11 April 2005 10:26 (twenty years ago)

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